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. 2010;13(Pt 3):303-10.
doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-15711-0_38.

Micro-force sensing in robot assisted membrane peeling for vitreoretinal surgery

Marcin Balicki  1 , Ali Uneri, Iulian Iordachita, James Handa, Peter Gehlbach, Russell Taylor
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Micro-force sensing in robot assisted membrane peeling for vitreoretinal surgery

Marcin Balicki et al. Med Image Comput Comput Assist Interv. 2010.

Abstract

Vitreoretinal surgeons use 0.5 mm diameter instruments to manipulate delicate tissue inside the eye while applying imperceptible forces that can cause damage to the retina. We present a system which robotically regulates user-applied forces to the tissue, to minimize the risk of retinal hemorrhage or tear during membrane peeling, a common task in vitreoretinal surgery. Our research platform is based on a cooperatively controlled microsurgery robot. It integrates a custom micro-force sensing surgical pick, which provides conventional surgical function and real time force information. We report the development of a new phantom, which is used to assess robot control, force feedback methods, and our newly implemented auditory sensory substitution to specifically assist membrane peeling. Our findings show that auditory sensory substitution decreased peeling forces in all tests, and that robotic force scaling with audio feedback is the most promising aid in reducing peeling forces and task completion time.

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Fig. 1
A) Robot with RCM mechanism [11]; B) Force Sensor Instrument Concept [6]; C) Peeling sample and hooked force sensor instrument; D) Experimental setup.
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Fig. 2
Peeling sample repeatability tests.
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Fig. 3
A) Velocity limiting function (symmetric about V = −F); B) Audio feedback zones.
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Fig. 4
Table of tip force results from all trials.
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Fig. 5
Plots of representative trials of each mode showing tip forces, with/out audio feedback.
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